Two Cheese Potato Gratin Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with shortening or cooking spray.
• In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour with wire whisk until smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cook about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until sauce is slightly thickened. Stir in mustard and salt.
• Place half of the potatoes in baking dish; top with half of the sauce and half of each of the cheeses. Repeat layers.
• Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until potatoes are tender and top is golden brown. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Butter a medium gratin dish. Line bottom with a layer of Yukon Gold potatoes. Sprinkle with a little thyme and nutmeg. Season lightly with salt and pepper, and pour over a little cream. Add a layer of sweet potato slices, and repeat with the thyme, nutmeg, salt, pepper and cream. Continue layering, ending with sweet potatoes, thyme, nutmeg, salt, pepper and cream.
• Bake in oven for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork. Cover with aluminum foil if top gets too dark.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In sauce pan melt butter.
• Stir in flour & whisk until smooth.
• Gradually stir in milk. Heat to boiling, then reduce heat to low & cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently until thickened.
• Stir in mustard & salt.
• Coat a 9x13 casserole with cooking spray. Place 1/2 potatoes in pan slightly overlapping.
• Top with 1/2 of the sauce & 1/2 of the cheeses.
• Repeat layers.
• Bake approximately 50-55 minutes or until golden & bubbly.
• Let stand out of oven for 5-10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place potatoes and sweet potatoes in a large baking dish. Mix in onion. Add 1 to 1 1/4 cups vegetable both.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes start to soften, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and add Gruyere cheese. Pour in more vegetable broth if casserole looks dry.
• Return to the oven and continue baking until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes. Stir and serve hot.

Steps:

• Place the potato slices and garlic cloves in a saucepan, and cover with water. Bring to a boil, and cook 8 minutes or just until tender. Drain.
• Combine the Cheddar Cheese Sauce, salt, and pepper.
• Arrange half of the cooked potatoes and garlic in a 2-quart baking dish coated with cooking spray. Pour half of the sauce mixture over potatoes. Repeat the procedure with remaining potatoes and garlic and remaining sauce mixture. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and paprika. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until bubbly.
• Hot Cheddar Cheese Sauce:.
• Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Place flour in a medium, heavy saucepan; gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk until blended. Place over medium heat; cook until thick (about 8 minutes), stirring constantly. Remove from heat; add cheese, stirring until melted.
• Swiss Cheese Sauce:.
• Substitute 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Swiss cheese for the shredded cheddar cheese. Then proceed with the recipe.
• Gruyère Cheese Sauce:.
• Substitute 3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded Gruyère cheese and 1/3 cup (about 1 1/2 ounces) finely grated fresh Parmesan for the shredded cheddar cheese. Then proceed with the recipe.
• Smoked Gouda Cheese Sauce:
• Substitute 3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded smoked Gouda cheese for the shredded cheddar cheese. Then proceed with the recipe.

Steps:

• After seasoning the roast (see recipe above), use the olive oil to grease a 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking dish. Layer the potatoes, overlapping them slightly, creating alternate rows of white and sweet potatoes. Season each layer lightly with salt and pepper. Pour the cream over the potatoes and sprinkle with garlic and nutmeg. Cover loosely with aluminum foil.
• Place the roast and the gratin in the oven and bake for 45 minutes. Uncover the potatoes and continue to bake for 15 minutes longer. Remove the gratin from the oven. Recover it to keep it warm and set aside while preparing veal sauce (see recipe above).
• The gratin should be cut into squares and served with the veal.